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Su Wei: The legendary road from kayak to basketball If you are a basketball fan, you must have heard the term "change Su Wei". This is a slogan that once swept the country, and it is also a nightmare that once made Su Wei unbearable. Who is Su Wei? Why is he ridiculed like this? How did he come out of the shadows and become a basketball superstar? This is a story of dreams, frustrations, love and miracles, a legendary road from kayak to basketball.
Kayaking wizard Su Wei was born in Rizhao, Shandong Province, and has had amazing strength and height since he was a child. In the year he graduated from elementary school, he was discovered by the coach of the Rizhao Amateur Sports School and was considered a prodigy who practiced kayaking. The coach said to him: "Boy, seeing that you have a wonderful skeleton and a spirit, you must be a genius who practices kayaking, I will take you to the sports school to practice kayaking, and I will only charge you 10 yuan!" Su Wei was moved when he heard this, and he said to the coach: "I wanted to study hard and become a lawyer and doctor in the future, but now, I want to save Chinese kayaking!" So, he followed the coach to the sports school and started his kayaking journey.
Su Wei was born to be a good material for canoeing, he is tall and has long arms, infinite strength, and has a tenacious will and fighting spirit. During his years at the sports school, he continued to improve and soon became a rising star in the kayaking world, attracting attention from all over the world. Among them, the coach of the Guangdong rowing team was most optimistic about him, and he said to Su Wei: "Follow me, and in the future, you will definitely rush out of Asia and row to the world!
When Su Wei heard this, his heart moved, and he thought that if he could represent the country, how glorious it would be! So, he decided to go south to Guangdong, joined the Guangdong rowing team, and continued to chase his canoeing dream. After Su Wei came to Guangdong, he found that life here was different from what he imagined. There are too many temptations here, and after every day of training, he is always pulled by his brothers on the same team to play basketball.
At first, Su Wei just wanted to relax and have fun, but gradually, he found himself more and more fascinated by basketball, even more than his love for kayaking. He finds basketball more fun, exciting, and challenging than kayaking. On a sunny afternoon, 14-year-old Su Wei walked into the basketball center on Ersha Island in Guangzhou's Yuexiu District, wanting to try his basketball skills.
He found Zhang Zhenmin, the director of the basketball center, and said to him: "I think about the idea of playing basketball every day. Director Zhang looked at Su Wei and found that he had grown to two meters, black and strong, and he looked like a good seedling of basketball. He immediately gave Su Wei a basketball and asked him to try it.
Su Wei took the ball, hugged it with both hands, and was about to squat down. He shook his head and wanted to refuse Su Wei's request, but when he saw Su Wei's clear eyes, he couldn't bear to hurt his dream, so he decided to give him a chance to measure his bone age. When the results came out, Director Zhang was surprised, he thought that Su Wei had finished developing, but the results showed that Su Wei's bone age was only 12 years old, which meant that he still had a lot of room to grow, at least 2.10 meters.
This made Director Zhang's heart moved, he thought, if he can train a 2.10 meter center, how awesome it would be! So, he decided to accept Su Wei, let him join the basketball team, and began his basketball road. After Su Wei joined the basketball team, he found that his skills were too far from those of other players, and he couldn't practice with them at all, so the coach could only arrange for him to practice alone, starting with the most basic dribbling, passing, and shooting. Although Su Wei can't play basketball, he has a heart that does not admit defeat, he gets up early and goes to bed late every day, constantly practices Xi, and constantly improves, his goal is to be able to play and prove his worth.
The coach saw Su Wei's efforts and admired him, and he said to Su Wei: "You don't have to learn any fancy skills, as long as you can do a good job of defense and rebounding, you can gain a foothold in the team." "The coach knows that Su Wei's height and strength are his strengths, and if he can play to it, he can become a good functional player and help the team win games. Su Wei has been working hard like this, and finally in 2006, he got his first chance to play, it was a game against the Xinjiang team, when the main center of the Xinjiang team was Battle, he is an unbeatable superstar in the domestic arena, he has a strong body and excellent passing skills, he has won several regular season MVPs in a row.
The coach's purpose in letting Su Wei play is to let him defend Battle and limit his play as much as possible. After Su Wei came on the court, he was not afraid and used his body and strength to fight against Battle, although he suffered a lot of losses, but it also made Battle feel pressured and could not score as easily as usual. Su Wei only got 4 points and 5 rebounds in that game, but he won the approval of his coach and teammates, who all felt that Su Wei was a player with potential and could become an indispensable player if he continued to work hard.
From that game onwards, Su Wei's playing time gradually increased, and he gradually showed his value, he was great on the defensive end, he was not afraid of any opponent, he was excellent on rebounds, he did not miss any chances, he was excellent on the offensive end, he did not waste any chances. With his performance, he won the love of the fans, and they gave him the nickname "Su Daqiang". Su Wei has also won more honors, he has been selected for the national youth team and Hongyuan No. 1 team, won many championships with the team, and has been selected for the national team many times, and participated in many major international competitions.
In these games, Su Wei not only showed his strength, but also showed his blood, he was not afraid of any challenge, not afraid of any difficulties, not afraid of any sacrifice, he did his best for the team, for the country, for the honor. He once fought with a Brazilian player in a warm-up match with Brazil in order to protect Zhang Qingpeng, who was stunned, and beat his palm to the bone, so he missed the 2010 Guangzhou Asian Games. He was also sent off by the referee in a match against Iran for a violent physical altercation with Haddadi in order to defend him, but he won the applause of the fans.
He also once had an argument with Kobe Bryant in a game with the United States in order to grab a key rebound, and was glared at by Kobe, but he was not afraid, but looked at Kobe for a while, which made Kobe admire. Su Wei is such a player, he has proved his worth and won respect with his actions. Zhang Qingpeng: An indomitable basketball warrior Zhang Qingpeng, born on March 28, 1981 in Fushun City, Liaoning Province, is a former Chinese professional basketball player, a point guard, and the current head coach of the CBA Tianjin men's basketball team.
He is one of the representatives of the 08 golden generation of the Chinese men's basketball team, who has created many records and honors in the CBA league, and has also fought bravely for the national team on the international stage, showing his blood and resilience. This article will briefly review and evaluate his basketball path from two aspects: his technical characteristics and career. Technical characteristicsZhang Qingpeng is one of the few organizational guards in the CBA, and can help the team in ball control, sudden points, long-range shooting, and defense.
His technical characteristics are mainly as follows: Ball control ability: Zhang Qingpeng has solid basic skills, and can flexibly use various dribbling skills such as changing direction, crotch, and retreat to break through the opponent's defense and create offensive opportunities for himself or his teammates. His ability to handle the ball is also reflected in his assists, which he once registered in 2011-12 with a career-high 13 assists in a single game. Long-range shooting ability: Zhang Qingpeng is an excellent three-point shooter, and his three-point shooting rate has exceeded 40% many times, ranking sixth in CBA history.
His long-range shooting ability comes not only from his shooting skills, but also from his shot selection and shooting mentality. He is able to dare to shoot when it matters most, is not afraid of pressure, and can also drop shots at the right time to create space for his teammates. In the 2010 CBA All-Star Game, he made seven three-pointers, scoring a domestic player's highest 29 points and winning the three-point contest.
Defensive ability: Although Zhang Qingpeng does not have an advantage in height, he has excellent defensive awareness and defensive attitude, he can use his speed and strength to defend the opponent's defenders, interfere with the opponent's offensive rhythm, and even steal the opponent's ball. His defensive ability has also been recognized by the head coach of the national team, and he has been responsible for defending the opponent's core players in international competitions, such as Kobe Bryant and Ginobili. Leadership: Zhang Qingpeng is a player with a wealth of experience and strong mental qualities, who can lead and inspire his teammates on the pitch, regulate the atmosphere and state of the team, and contribute to the team's victory.
He has captained the Beijing and Shandong teams, as well as the vice-captain of the national team, and his leadership skills have been praised by coaches and teammates. CareerZhang Qingpeng's career can be divided into four stages: the Liaoning period, the Xinjiang period, the Beijing period, and the Shandong period. In these four stages, he has different achievements and experiences, and has encountered different challenges and difficulties, but he has overcome everything with his own efforts and perseverance, and won respect and honor.
In the 2001-02 season, Zhang Qingpeng began to represent his hometown team, Liaoning, in the CBA League. For the first nine seasons of his career, Zhang Qingpeng spent all of his time in Liaoning. From an obscure substitute in the first four seasons, he gradually became the core of the team from the 2005-06 season.
In the 2007-08 season, Zhang Qingpeng's performance in the finals of the CBA league was eye-catching, ending the entire 2007-08 season with an average of 16.8 points and 3 assists per game in the finals. At the end of the 2008-09 regular season, the Liaoning team went from 12th place in the 2007-08 season all the way back to the top five. In the 34 rounds of hard battles, Zhang Qingpeng's performance has always been stable, Zhang Qingpeng is also the only player in the league whose shooting, three-point, and free throw shooting percentage combined to reach 190, and even the "lone wolf" Marbury praised "Zhang Qingpeng is the strongest local guard in the CBA".
At the same time, Zhang Qingpeng ranked second in the league and first in China with a 3-point shooting rate of 114-240 (47%). In the 2009-10 season, Zhang averaged 20.7 points, 3.2 rebounds and 4 assists per game. In the ten years he played for the Liaoning team, although Zhang Qingpeng had reached the finals with the team, he still hated the finals in the end.
After joining the Xinjiang men's basketball team, Zhang Qingpeng still failed to realize his dream of winning the championship, and he was also known as the "second millennium". In the 2010-11 season of Xinjiang period, Zhang Qingpeng once again ushered in the peak of his sports career, averaging 21.5 points per game in the league, ranking 10th in the league, and only Wang Zhizhi was a local player in the top 9, shooting a total of 113 three-pointers, ranking second in the league, and averaging 4.1 assists per game, ranking 8th in the league. In the 2010 CBA All-Star Voting, Zhang Qingpeng won the "Vote King" with 89,924 votes, as the All-Star Vote King Zhang Qingpeng in the All-Star Game, shot 7 three-pointers to contribute the highest 29 points of domestic players, and at the same time, Zhang Qingpeng won the three-point contest at halftime with an absolute advantage, and Zhang Qingpeng also became the third "three-point king" in the history of the Liaoning team.
All-Star Ticket King, Three-Point Contest Champion, All-Star Scoring Champion of Domestic Players, Zhang Qingpeng undoubtedly became the MVP among domestic players in the game. In the 2013-14 season, Zhang Qingpeng was plagued by injuries and did not play much for Xinjiang. In the 2014 offseason, Zhang Qingpeng chose to join the Beijing men's basketball team.
On October 13, 2014, in the CBA preseason game in Jiujiang, Jiangxi, the Beijing men's basketball team defeated the Jiangsu team 88-81 in overtime, of which Zhang Qingpeng contributed 15 points in his debut after joining the Beijing men's basketball team and quickly integrated into the Beijing team. Finally, in the 2014-15 season, the Beijing team won the first championship of their careers. On January 31, 2015, Beijing Shougang defeated Jiangsu Nangang 133-99 at home, and Zhang Qingpeng, who came off the bench, scored a team-high 40 points on 4-of-5 two-pointers, 9-of-11 three-pointers, and 5-of-6 free throws, and broke his own personal scoring record that had stood for nearly 10 years¹.
In the 22nd round of the 2015-2016 CBA League, Beijing Shougang defeated Zhejiang Guangsha 134-104, ending the opponent's 14-game winning streak and extending its winning streak to 8 games. Among them, Zhang Qingpeng hit 5 3-pointers and scored 21 points and 9 assists². In the 2015-16 season, Zhang Qingpeng was in excellent form during the pre-season training and rejuvenated the second spring of his basketball career.
The 35-year-old averaged 22 minutes per game in 2015-16, the most minutes played in three seasons since 2013-14, averaging 10 points and 2.5 assists per game, the highest in all three seasons. The 2015-16 season is also Zhang Qingpeng's contract year, and before coming to Beijing, Zhang Qingpeng signed a "2+1" contract with the club, and with his performance in the 2015-16 season, Shougang will renew this contract with Zhang Qingpeng. On February 4, 2016, the 2015-16 CBA league entered the 37th round, Zhang Qingpeng really couldn't stop, played 38 minutes and 26 seconds, made three 3-pointers, and scored 22 points, 9 rebounds, 2 assists and 2 steals.
Zhang Qingpeng scored more than 20 points in his fourth straight game and set a new personal high in rebounds for the season³. On February 22, 2016, the fourth game of the first round of the CBA playoffs began, and the Beijing team lost 94-103 at home to Xinjiang, ending with a total score of 1-3, and throughout the 2015-16 season, Zhang Qingpeng played a total of 38 games for the Beijing men's basketball team, averaging 9.7 points, 2.7 rebounds and 2.4 assists⁴ per game. On September 14, 2017, Zhang Qingpeng officially announced his transfer to Shandong High-speed Basketball Club.
On February 12, 2019, Shandong defeated Beijing Control 117-99, and Zhang Qingpeng of Shandong men's basketball team contributed 17 points plus 8 rebounds and 5 assists in this game, and his career total score exceeded the 7,000-point mark to 7,005 points, surpassing Stephen Marbury's 7,001 points and rising to 12th in the CBA all-time scoring list⁵. In the 2019-20 season, Zhang Qingpeng played for Shandong and played 34 games in the regular season, averaging 6.4 points, 1.7 rebounds and 2.8 assists in 19 minutes per game. In the playoffs against Qingdao, he played 28 minutes off the bench, shooting 11-of-22 and 6-of-16 from three-point range, scoring 37 points, 4 rebounds, 5 assists and 4 steals.